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I get it. Without the sun, all life as we know it would cease to exist. So, sure, the sun does some great things...but does it need to beat down on me all the time? Can't I watch my kids play sports without sweating like a pig? Is it too much to ask that I
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As a responsible Dad, I have to be prepared for any family emergencies that come my way. Of course I have the First Aid kit in the car and an escape ladder in the closet in case there is a fire, but what if there is a real emergency? You might want to be
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Where is my "I Survived the International Consumer Electronics Show" T-Shirt? Really, with over 2 million square feet of gadgets, don't you think I deserve a T-Shirt for walking the whole show floor. Okay, technically I walked 36,789 steps of show space, which I of course know because I was wearing a FitBug Orb tracker
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Being a teenager can be hard. Teens want to be independent, push the boundaries and explore new things...but there is only so much you can do when you still need your parents to drop you off at the mall. Of course, teens can go online, but the unmoderated and write first, think later world of
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It is nice to know that some things in life will never change. Pumpkin pie will always be the best Thanksgiving desert, rats will always outnumber people in NYC and the Pokemon franchise will still be going strong long after the rats take over NYC and turn us all into their slaves. The only
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Video games today have moved to the extremes. You have the Angry Birds of the world. Short, inexpensive phone and tablet based games that are easy to learn and can easily be played in 60 second blocks. At the other extreme you have $60 Xbox 360 and PS3 games that have amazing graphics, deep gameplay
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Did Santa bring your a shiny new Wii U this year? Maybe a Xbox 360 Kinect found its way under your tree. Did you get upgraded to portable 3D gaming this year with the Nintendo 3DS? Very cool if you have jumped into the world of video game systems, you've got the hardware, now you
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Want to blow your kid's mind? Tell him that the holidays are not just for kids! Why should kids have a monopoly on having fun and getting cool toys and gifts? Moms and Dads represent, we need cool gifts too! Sorry, we got a little carried away. We of course have talked plenty about toys
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Remember when we were kids and our parents would scream at us - "stop playing stupid video games! Why don't you play ball or something ." I have to say, one of the main reasons I had kids was so that someday I could use that line on my kids. Now, Majesco comes along and
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Something just doesn't add up. At the 2012 International Toy Fair there were over 100,000 toys on display. Clearly we have had no shortage of toys in 2012. With today's technology, everyone can be a publisher and with a few clicks share their views with the world. Type "product review bloggers" into Google and you
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